Surprised Thornton is so low on the list. Lead the NHL in assists 3 consecutive seasons. Sometimes by large margins. Was runner up 2 more times, 3rd another time and top 10 two more times after that....

I was surprised to see Thornton behind Lindsay. If you look at their rankings in assists, Thornton is ahead (more times leading the league, and more years in the top ten).

Thornton: 1,1,1,2,2,3,7,8,10
Lindsay: 1,1,3,3,3,4,7,9

I know there's more too it than that, but that high-level review suggests that Thornton should be ahead.